All articles by Robin Parker – Page 60
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NewsC4 orders £1m of Scottish commissions
Channel 4 is to turn the spotlight on Scotland’s burgeoning computer games industry in a three-part series that it has greenlit as part of £1m of cross-platform commissions from the nation.
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RatingsSecret Britain gallops ahead of Clunes
ITV1 lacked the horsepower to derail BBC1 in last night’s 9pm battle, with Secret Britain holding on to 5.3m viewers (21.5%).
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RatingsCelebrity Masterchef whips up 6m
ITV1’s last-minute scheduling of Liverpool’s low-key tie against Turkey’s Trabzonspor helped Celebrity Masterchef to pull in its biggest ever audience of 6.2m last night.
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NewsC4 to stream events in Paralympics drive
Channel 4 plans to stream a raft of key disabled sporting events on a dedicated website over the next year to build viewer appetite for the 2012 Paralympics.
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NewsIndie peaktime share soars
Indies commanded more than half of peaktime spending by public service broadcasters for the first time in 2009, but their share of daytime TV spend was at a 10-year low.
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NewsAd revenues surge for online TV
Advertising has overtaken paid-for content as the key generator of online TV revenues, fuelled by growth in commercial video-on-demand.
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NewsHawking’s Universe heads to C4
Channel 4 has bought Darlow Smithson’s Stephen Hawking’s Universe, a 4 x 60-minute science series that originally aired on Discovery in the US and the UK.
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CommentMongrels / Home Movie Roadshow
Emily Booth and Robin Parker share their love and loathing of two of the week’s shows.
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NewsCBBC wildlife show moves to Longleat
Remarkable Television has won another two-series order for its CBBC wildlife show Roar, which will now be filmed at Longleat Safari Park.
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News"Merciless" C5 cuts stun suppliers
The “merciless” senior job cuts imposed by Channel Five’s new boss Richard Desmond have shocked its programming suppliers, who now expect more changes to follow.
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NewsCNBC appoints Euro digital head
CNBC has hired the executive behind The Guardian’s iPhone and iPad apps to head up its European digital operations.
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NewsHollyoaks set for Top Model crossover
Channel 4 has lined up a special edition of Hollyoaks featuring contestants from this year’s series of Living’s reality show Britain’s Next Top Model.
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NewsFremantle execs set up US indie
The producers behind late-night ITV1 gameshow Quizmania have teamed up with US TV veteran Syd Vinnedge to set up an LA-based indie.
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NewsBig Brother special for 8 out of 10 Cats
Channel 4 is lining up a Big Brother-themed edition of 8 out of 10 Cats to kick off the tenth series of the panel show.
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NewsSherlock creators in final talks on series two
The BBC will confirm details of a second series of Sherlock this week, following strong ratings for the drama’s first run.
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NewsC4 holiday for Kirstie and Phil
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are to lift the lid on holiday deals in the first commission for their indie, Raise the Roof.
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NewsWebb tackles the web in first solo outing for C4
Peep Show star Robert Webb is to take a humorous weekly look at the internet for Channel 4 in his first solo presenting gig.
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NewsC4 orders Saturday night nostalgia
Channel 4 is eyeing a nostalgic entertainment show as a returning format for Saturday nights.
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NewsC4's Sex Education draws 163 complaints
Channel 4 viewers have once again made themselves heard about the merits of The Sex Education Show, with complaints outnumbering messages of praise by four to one.
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NewsFaith school doc to launch More 4 Dawkins season
More 4 is to kick off a season of Richard Dawkins documentaries with a new film in which the biologist and atheism advocate investigates faith schools.